Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-01
Northern California Ernits.

| ifornia green fruits is steady and easy.
| There is good demand for all fruit arriy-
| ing, and receipts have been liberal, tending
| to keep prices about steady. Some of the
| fruits received during the week have been
| in poor order, especially early Crawford
| peaches, some plums and Sweetwater
| grapes. Bartlett pears and Gros prunes
are in especially fine condition, selling well
at 81 so to 81 75 per box for the form er
| and 81 so to 81 per box for the latter, ac-
cording to size. Columbia plums, when
| in good order, sell at 81 80, Sweetwater
grapes bring from 81 to 81 25, and Crawford
peaches 81 25 TO 81 90 per box of twenty
pounds weight when in good condition.
A California slogger.
GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.), July 31st.-A
prize fight occurred here at an early hour
! this morning between Frank Jones, light
| weight champion of the Pacific slope, and
William Murphy, of this city. They fought
two hours and a half, Murphy winning. 1t
| required thirty-six rounds to decide. Both
contestants were pretty badly used up, and
considerable many changed hands on the
| result.
Oppressive Heat in Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 31st.-The weather in
Washington continues warm and oppress-
i've, and many persons engaged in outdoor
work have succumbed to the heat within
| the past few days. The heat was so great
| yesterday that it was found necessary TO
| close the War and Navy Departments an
| hour earlier than usual. The President
| did not come into the city, but all the
members of the Cabinet were at their desks
| as usual.
| Crops in the West.
CHICAGO, July 31st.-The following cror
| summary will appear i'll this weeks issue
| of the Farmers Rerietg The continued
| drouth in many States has materially
damaged the corn crop. Where rains have
| fallen the inJury is, however, not as yet
serious. The oat crop at this date is turn
ing out light, as was expected
A Bandits Double-shotter.
AUSTIN (Tex.), July 31st.-The mail
| coach going, and one coming, between Aus
| tin and Fredericksburg were stopped by
| highwaymen, near Dripping Springs,
Blanco county, on Friday night and the
mail pouches were robbed of their con-
! tents. After despoiling the mail pouches
| the robber mounted his horse and galloped
| of. The amount secured is unknown.
Lightning at Saratoga.
SARATOGA, July 31st-A heavy rainstorm
| set in here last night. Lightning strucE;
several houses, but no loss is reported.
Bad Combination of Diseases.
| New YORK, July 31st.-Charles II. Reed,
| the brother-in-law and defender of Guiteau.
| who is alleged to have attempted suicide
| by jumping from the Pennsylvania Rail
| road ferry-boat yesterday, still lies in
Bellevue Hospital, and the doctors say
| that his constitution is so far undermined
| by high living that serious doubts of his
| recovery must be entertained. He is also
suffering from melancholy.
Insurance Men Hit Again.
PITTsBURG, July 31st.-A fire occurred in
the South Side this morning, by which the
glass manufacturing firms OF S. Mckee &
Co., and Kinson & Co. sustained total
losses of $3.50, ,000, with insurance of $75.-
| GOO. Several hundred men will be tem-
porarily thrown out Of employment.
AND YET ANOTHER,
FoRr WAYNE Qnd J, July 3lst.-The es-
tablishment of Wells Bros. d Co, deale S
IN hides, pelts, rags, tallow and wool. W. S
burned this morning. Total loss, $4,000.
Old Bsll-Weather Leads Them still.
FoRT WORTH (Tex.) JULY 31st.-On the
occasion of the anti-Prohibition State
barbecue here on the 26th inst. strong
letter was read from Jefferson Davis to
Governor Lubbock, denouncing prohibi-
ton on the ground that the world is
governed too much. The Gazette will to-
morrow print a reply to Mr.. Davis letter
from Sen tor John H. Reagan, expressing
| surprise and sorrow that DAVIS should
nave taken sides on the question Senator
| l;eagan says that Davis letter has cost pro-
hibition thousands of votes in Texas.
John Sherman Coming West
CLEVELAND, July 31st.- Senator Sher-
| man will arrive here tomorrow morning,
| and will leave at noon for Montreal, at
which point he will Start over the Canadian
Pacific Railroad for Puget Sound. He will
be accompanied by Congressman Grosvenor
| and Thompson, of Ohio, Congressman
Townsend and General J. s. Robinson, Sec
retary Of State. 1t is possible that this
trip may be prolonged to Alaska.